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Actress-beauty queen Ruffa Gutierrez continues to inspire her supporters sharing her journey as a student. Note that after finishing college last year, Ruffa is now bent on earning a master’s degree. “Amid my hard-pressed schedules, I continue to pursue my MA in Communication at Philippine Women’s University – School of …

A controversial construction project on the coast of P.E.I. has been the subject of residents’ ire for months, thanks to a large stone seawall that critics say severely restricts access to the public beach. But the property’s owners say the seawall mitigates erosion.  Owners of property at Point Deroche argue …

There are roughly 1,500 asylum seekers in Portland, Maine, population 68,000, where services are buckling under the needs of the growing number of migrants, many of whom had hoped to continue onto Canada.  With Roxham Road closed, Portland’s services are straining under the needs of 1,500 asylum seekers. A fierce …

Nearly one year after the loss of her twins, Kaitlin Geiger-Bardswich writes she felt abandoned and alone in the aftermath of the miscarriage. We didn’t know what had happened; if I was still pregnant, if the bleeding would stop, if it would get worse. ‘We’re loss moms, I guess’ One …

People in the Yukon’s Klondike River valley have been battling floodwaters all week, including at the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin Farm near Dawson City.  Derrick Hastings, the farm’s manager, said things happened quickly. The farm had been preparing as ice jams on the Klondike caused flooding in nearby Rock Creek and Henderson …

In this week’s issue of our environment newsletter, we look at efforts by citizen scientists to restore B.C.’s Howe Sound and how unseasonable heat in Alberta is fueling wildfires.  Also: Has U.S. gasoline use peaked? Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a …

Weather and health specialists are advising Albertans to remain vigilant for the health impacts of wildfire smoke, as fires throughout the province affect local air quality.  Hot, dry weather expected to let smoke linger, instead of floating up into atmosphere: meteorologist. Weather and health specialists are advising Albertans to remain …

There has already been a bombardment of bills put forward in U.S. state legislatures so far this year affecting the rights of two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people — and there are few signs of the onslaught easing up. Advocates tracking a range of legislation targeting gender-affirming care, …

Indigenous communities in Alberta have seen some of the most serious damage from the wildfires so far, leaving evacuees trying to cope with the impact on their homes. As of Friday, wildfires forced evacuations from four First Nations in Alberta, as well as one Métis settlement. A dozen more First …

Grumpy, the great horned owl, is finally getting a chance at motherhood. The bird came to B.C. Wildlife Park in Kamloops in 2001 with a wing injury, most likely from being hit by a car. For many years, she was on display with other owls, but when the other two …